1. [+1,981, -75] The episode will be historical in the amount of content there is to talk about... a pro-Japanese grandfather, Seo Taiji, Jung Woo Sung ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

2. [+1,593, -64] I Navered Lee Ji Ah's grandfather and not only was he a part of a pro-Japanese group, but he was actually also the #1 targeted by independence fighter Kim Goo. I'm sure our independence fighters did not sacrifice their lives for the grandchildren of the pro-Japanese to be living well off like this...

3. [+1,246, -62] She has nothing to gain from coming out on that show

4. [+1,020, -27] Being the granddaughter of a pro-Japanese member, her study abroad to America, rumors regarding Seo Taiji, her mysterious image, friendship with Bae Yong Jun, Jung Woo Sung's dating ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ So much to talk about

5. [+622, -22] Too much to talk about.. I'm sure the show will keep everything in check.

6. [+326, -21] Lee Ji Ah's grandfather Kim Soon Heung was written down as the #1 pro-Japanese member who must be eradicated by independence fighter Kim Goo. He funded the government general and the murder of the independence fighters. He would sell out independence fighters and made a wealthy living off of that. Just for being the granddaughter of such a filthy man means Lee Ji Ah must apologize to the entire nation for her blood.

7. [+290, -13] She is the granddaughter of pro-Japanese Kim Soon Heung!!! How dare SBS allow the broadcast of such a blood line?

8. [+256, -16] I can defend her divorce but not her family history. Our government needs to make sure that the new generations of pro-Japanese members pay the price. A shame that there are so many of them in the government and wealthy backgrounds that they have too much power to take down.

That is her family history.. Doesnt mean that her grandfather is bad, she turn up bad.. Rhere just a bad mistake in her life... Yes her grandfather were wrong, but to throw shade and hate is just a NO NO NO..

I get that her grandfather did wrong but I hate how people write her off just because she's a part of the same blood line. You don't choose what family you're born into and it's not like she was involved in any of this.

2. [+1,593, -64] I Navered Lee Ji Ah's grandfather and not only was he a part of a pro-Japanese group, but he was actually also the #1 targeted by independence fighter Kim Goo. I'm sure our independence fighters did not sacrifice their lives for the grandchildren of the pro-Japanese to be living well off like this...

That's such a vindictive comment, i'm sure independence fighters wouldn't want someone to suffer just because of what his their ancestors did

4. [+1,020, -27] Being the granddaughter of a pro-Japanese member, her study abroad to America, rumors regarding Seo Taiji, her mysterious image, friendship with Bae Yong Jun, Jung Woo Sung's dating ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ So much to talk about

Out of this, is friendship with Bae Yong Jun is that important? Just because he is Yon-Sama?

I know it's unfair that a pro-Japanese member's family is living wealthy and so many generations are being benefited from it, but it's also unfair to blame her for being the granddaughter. If there's anything to blame her for, blame her if she's not supporting the country or if she's like her grandfather and is going against her own country. But if she's not doing that, and instead she helps the country by giving the money that they unfairly earned to the poor, then don't even blame her.

The whole grand daughter thing is kind of ridiculous. It's like North Korea's 3 generation of punishment (punishing the whole family and his 2 succeeding filial generation of a NoKor escapee by sending them to a labor camp. any yes, the succeeding generation is born inside the camp fyi.). Just because of a single rotten apple, the whole family has to suffer. Where's the logic in that?

In this context, it's just about Seo Taiji :p to narrow it down, there's a lot of suspicions to do with him and his relationship with women -

Lee Jiah is his ex-wife, and they were actually secretly married for over 9 years, until the divorce in 2006. Even then, no one found out about the marriage until 2011. During the time she was married to him, she was basically kept away from the public, and even her friends had no idea what happened to her. So it can be suspected that STJ actually isolated her from everyone, including her loved ones. Not to mention, she would've been only 19 when she married him :/ Then you have him getting engaged to Lee Eunsung and apparently doing the same to her what he did to Jiah http://netizenbuzz.blogspot.com/2013/05/lee-eun-sung-revealed-to-have-cut-off.html

[+256, -16] I can defend her divorce but not her family history. Our government needs to make sure that the new generations of pro-Japanese members pay the price. A shame that there are so many of them in the government and wealthy backgrounds that they have too much power to take down.

A number of the North Korean military's forces composed of independence fighters themselves - sadly, it didn't stop them from massacring whole families that were perceived to be pro-Japanese during the Korean War.

Nor did it stop them from slaughtering doctors and nurses of the Seoul National University Hospital along with the patients which included wounded soldiers (since a portion of SK's army at the time had men that served in the Japanese military), as well as disguising themselves as refugees which led to a lot of innocent people being shot as suspect of guerrillas.

I don't get the mentality of families having to pay for what someone in the blood line has done. ideology and how you look at things is not genetic. I really don't get how she needs to pay for something her grandpa did long before she was born.

Generally speaking, Japanese collaborators have a very negative view from many in Korea, primarily because;

1. The comfort women issue. There were actually Koreans involved in kidnapping young women off the streets, or giving false promises of decent pay and work.

2. A portion of Korea's ruling class (particularly those from the Gyungsang province) actually desired to ally with the Japanese during the final years of the Joseon Dynasty - and after Korea was annexed, benefited off immensely while those who were pro-US, pro-Russian and pro-Chinese either had to flee, ridden of or simply had no choice but to submit.

3. Japan's role during WW2, in which Koreans were also dragged into.

4. After the end of the war, a lot of them still retained the same wealth and political power they had during the Japanese reign (and still do, in Korea's current government, including both opposition and ruling parties - the only time they were harassed was during Chun's regime, when he frequently threatened money off of them).

Of course, not all pro-Japanese collaborators were necessarily evil people (after all, even my grandmother and a lot of my mom's friends' families benefited from the occupation period), though the actions of those who did really despicable things tend to have a bigger image.

Even having a successful and honestly run business running during that time period, lowly police officer or military conscript is enough to be labelled as a pro-J collaborator.

6. [+326, -21] Lee Ji Ah's grandfather Kim Soon Heung was written down as the #1 pro-Japanese member who must be eradicated by independence fighter Kim Goo. He funded the government general and the murder of the independence fighters. He would sell out independence fighters and made a wealthy living off of that. Just for being the granddaughter of such a filthy man means Lee Ji Ah must apologize to the entire nation for her blood.

Will his granddaughter apologize change anything. what he has done is really bad but isn't to late now. the only thing she can apologize for is being born which wasn't her fault either. she wasn't responsible for what happened and she can't change her blood line. its unfair I feel bad for her.

2. [+1,593, -64] I Navered Lee Ji Ah's grandfather and not only was he a part of a pro-Japanese group, but he was actually also the #1 targeted by independence fighter Kim Goo. I'm sure our independence fighters did not sacrifice their lives for the grandchildren of the pro-Japanese to be living well off like this...

I completely understand the severity of the Japan-Korea historical background and the people have to live with such dark history, and yes it can be so painful, but WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK MAN! the legacy of colonialism is not in the blood of a pro-japan granddaughter, IT IS THE MIND OF THE PEOPLE!

Dude, Beatles was not part of my time but I know of them and the history behind them, my brother who is 14 even knows their history. There are many famous icons that are super old but even the younger generation talk about them today with relevance. Even if they didn't, a simple search on google will tell all. Today is not the day and age where any generation lacks information. Everything is readily available. So please, before you accuse me of not making the right inferences, look at the bigger picture and the context we live in today.

KHD yes... but Kim Byung Man and Shin Dong Yub have their shows and SM has equal share with other companies about their idols appearance...Not to mention that SM idols are well liked in variety show, Kim Gu Ra personally picked Kyuhyun and Heechul as co-MC

I have a similar story. I'm italian and my ancestors were from the Antonine dynasty of the Roman Empire (Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius and Commodus). I'm not talking shit, I have the proofs. One day I went to a museum in Rome and there was a bust of Antinous (the sex god in the picture, Hadrian's lover) and I said to my friend that me and Hadrian shared the same preferences and that it had to be a family's feature. So, there was a man next to us, he asked me if I was a descendant of Hadrian and I said yes and he looked blankly at me for a minute and than he started to yell at me about how Commodus destroyed the Roman Empire and he said that I had to ask for forgiveness in front of the Italian population. I was shocked, really. He was following us and I asked the security to help me getting rid of him. When they were dragging him away he even said that I had to kill myself in order to restore the name of my family.

So what they are saying is that Lee Ji Ah has to apologize for being born as the granddaughter of someone who was pro-Japanese back in the day?

Wow, that's totally not racist at all. As a German, I have always believed that those assholes that think all Germans are Nazis are some kind of Nazis themselves. They hate the new generation of Germans for what they are born, not for what they did. Just like Jews were hated, bullied and even killed back then just for what they were "born" (which didnt even make sense, because Judaism is a religion, not a race)

I'm not saying what happened during those times wasn't horrible. I'm just saying it is wrong to blame people who were born DECADES after these events.

Minah sounded like she was trying to sing like hyorin(obv cause.th notes were made for hyorins voice) i woule die to hear hyorins fabulous voice singing the higher notes at the end. Minah wasnt bad but it was missing the power and sexyness of hyorins voice.

But i honestly like sojins part an i wouldnt change them for hyorin or soyous voice.

You can say some k-netz are being assholes about this without using other people's tragedy, and it is completely ridiculous and offensive to say the comments are the same as government-endorsed death camps that hold thousands of innocents.

It's just sad how hypocritical some NB users are. "K-Netz are being super judgemental - quick!! accuse them of being the same as North Korean death camp guards!" Because it's not like that's an overreaction or an utterly horrid and untrue thing to say.

There is nothing smartass about that comment, get off your high horse and stop insulting people for no reason.

A lot of kids will know Seo Taiji and Le Ji Ah's history both as a couple and individually, this is the age of the internet and they are both rather huge pop culture icons. I'm not saying that any of the commenters must be children because you're right they're probably not, but to assume that none of them could possibly be teenagers seems a but much.

Don't care about all those bs scandals, just came here to say Eun Soo in The Woman Who Married Three Times is such a great role for her. I'd only seen her in Beethoven Virus before but it didn't make an impression.

Please do not compare disturbing nationalism and judgemental comments to government created death camps. I can see why you are but really? There is a huge difference between these comments and the reality of North Korea's three generations punishment rule. Namely that North Korea actively imprisons, tortures, and murders three generations of a family.

Just because you were talking to one person doesn't mean you get to say whatever you want, especially on a public forum. You were trying to insinuate, imo, that there was something lesser about people who have to rely on their parents. You weren't just stating facts, you were trying to belittle a high school kid by saying she can't possibly know anything about the world because she is young and in the care of her parents. You also don't get to tell people that they're 'offended for no reason'. What a dick move.

The act of giving shares of the company to the artists is shady? idk about that. In my country, that's a pretty common way for companies to contribute to an employee's retirement funds, by giving them stocks.

I don't really agree with the movement of actors and comedians joining idol group based companies like SM or YG. The idol groups will always come first and the rest will just become accessories to support them. The actors and comedians are just going to be used.

Definitely sounds like something SM would do. Even if he does join an agency, I just want him to be the same Jae Suk he is now. As long as these idol agencies don't ruin him but actually help him just so he can relax/not get so stressed and spend some time with his family. <3

People say tiffany deserves her lines and I am like wtf...she barely has half the skills of taeyeon and jessica. a vocalists who has actual skills are the ones who deserve those type of lines,not someone like tiff (no,improving fast is not a strength, it is not like she has a good head voice like sunny)

What the actual HELL @ the last two comments 2,6,7 and 8...!? I'm sure she didn't ask to be born into the family that she was. You can hate on her solely because of her family history..... That's so damn messed up.

Glad Hyorin rejected the song, otherwise we wouldn't be able to hear her slay those fantastic resonant F5s in One Way Love. Lol at uneducated people here spreading out their ignorance. Don't come for Hyorin's vocals when she has proven numerous times how well she understands and consistently follows the rules of vocal pedagogy. Minah is nothing but a screecher. I can't even consider her a vocalist because she holds no control over her instrument. Has she ever produced a resonant sound? has she ever produced a clean vocal line? Are there any ping in her low notes? Is her head voice existent, well-placed, supported and connected? Has she shown musicianship? No, no, no , no, no. Her technique is shit, so no wonder she sounds like she's being raped on stage whenever she tries for those high notes. That bitch can continue screaming and screeching out how much she wants and how many times she wants. One day, we're going to witness the excessive strain and lack of breath pressure from her, causing her basic larynx to escape out of her throat and fly out to God knows where, due to all that vocal pushing and hard glottal attack. I guess by then, she can do nothing but retire and join her BFF Ailee in whoring, hoodrating around, while taking nudes together. Though I don't think prostitution agencies would hire a mute girl, so she better just be a janitor at KFC and do nothing but scrub the floors to earn a living.

They can't they are owned by SM, they merged with SM C & C who is an SM subsidiary. Wollim is just a name the company does not exist anymore. If SM were to go down, C & C would go down with it and Wollim by default. People keep forgetting that SM completely own Wollim now.

SM: Misusing his status to their greediness YG: Never sticking to his words. Not trustworthy StarShip: Sketchy and shaky. Huge burden and risk JYP: Lacks that drive in promoting aspect not that he needs it. From what i heard some of their staffs seems to laze around waiting for paychecks to arrive.

I'm not worried about the mc style companies wouldn't mess with Jae Suk since he a moneymaker. What I worry is that companies like SM would tell him no interacting with fans. SM and others definitely are strict about it. Jae Suk has always been a nice guy and good to his fans and I would hate to have one of a companies "body guards" hit a fan or tell him no.

But I thought Happy Together is just undergoing a change up. Didn't know it was doing bad. I thought ratings have improved do to the midnight kitchen because that is now my fave segment from that show and it seemed quite popular.

As understanding as I am when photos are leaked, SNSD's individual teasers for IGAB were all leaked after Seohyun's were released, they're just album jacket images. It's not like the whole album was leaked.

To be honest, if he was able to afford time to put together a great team he could easily continue on as a free agent. However, for him he likely sees joining a big company easier since he is growing his family. But I rather him go with a company that handles actors rather a super company like SM. Starship is relatively small and not sure if they could fully care for Jae Suk. He does come with a heft price tag but I also seeing them throwaway the current artists to focus on Jae Suk, which is unfair. A company like Eden9 or SidusHQ would be great. They have a large roster with big names already.

lol, why are people acting like corporations and politics don't -in this day and age go hand in hand ... even the most powerfull countries in the world can sometimes be influenced by their biggest companies.

The hate is due to the fact that many descendants of unpunished traitors have enjoyed wealth and prestige transferred from their parents or grandparents. Netizens want them to clearly admit that their grandparents did something wrong and feel sorry about it. These basic things weren't properly settled in chaotic and poor Korea after liberation and many traitors stayed in power and lived happily ever after. Netizens are basically venting out frustrations, which may sound unfair and mean to the offspring of the wealthy traitors. A lot of people just comment to vent out on the internet. They don't really care to be fair and technically correct.

She just did a drama last year, a musical that's running from 2013 until now, got her own production room at JYPE to develop her songwriting skills further and already got one of her songs released on Sunmi's album and now she's doing these variety. She's not exactly sitting around twiddling her thumbs

LOL at the comments here saying "if he has to choose i prefer him to go to YG because they won't try to stick their artists to his tv-shows" xDit's already what they are doing with SBS ! their artists only appear on it because they have some deal with the channel (and because YHS quarelled with theo ther channels), it's also exactly what they are doing when their artists go on radio, they always go to Yoo In Ha's radio because she is from YG.because of their deal with SBS, Seungri is about to appear in one of their dramas, Yoo In Ha was in YWCFTS...so please stop being hypocrite ! YG will do exactly what SM or any other big company would do.Yoo Jae Suk needs to stay away from them at all costs !but he is a smart guy and if like he said it would be easier for him to join a company then i hope he will go with a smaller one or at least one who is not idols centered.

Wherever he goes, I just hope he will stay impartial to the guests and not favor a certain artist because they are from his companies. The reason why I only watch variety shows from him is because the way he is so fair to everyone.

Some people's minds are just so shallow. Whatever happened in the past is the past, it shouldnt involve the new generation and things are different back in the days. We as descendants will never understand how difficult it is for our ancestors to just protect themselves and their loved ones. We should learn to forgive and never let history repeat itself (war, fight amongst enemies, hatred, greed)

Think about it, why the hell would JYP keep letting the hate go on Sunye and say that she is still a WG member and shit like that if they really care. They are media playing, using Sunye as a scapegoat so the blame of WG disbandment can go on her and EVERYONE get to overlook JYP poor-ass management (remember what Taec said). In the end, Sunye gets the hate and "exiles" to Haiti to do what she likes and gets cash without working since she is still with JYP, and JYP can keep their company image. People like jumping on hate trains, so they all keep saying its Sunye, while if you think about it objectively, why isnt JYP doing anything if they want to keep WG alive.

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